Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0820725100331
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Framework Ent. Group
Manufacturer: Framework Ent. Group
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Framework Ent. Group
Release Date: January 08, 2002
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 154551
Studio: Framework Ent. Group
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No redeeming qualities...its just bad!
The first thirty minutes of this film made me think it would be "craptastic"...you know, bad in a fun way. Unfortunately, it shortly digresses into a direct-to-video piece of junk.
For one thing, you don't really know where the hell you are in this thing. The opening scene with Coolio and Ice-T (who I agree are the best characters in this thing, if they are only about five minutes of it) in New York City quickly switches to Atlanta, GA - then suddenly to Los Angelas, CA, where characters are talking about Pheonix, Arizona! What is up with this? The writers must think the United States is only ten miles wide!
Now as I said before, the first half of this movie was pretty fun. A guy and his brother are attacked by gangs and they kill his brother. The man breaks out of jail with the help of an ex-soldier and together they plan to take down the gang leader "Lucifer." Then comes the romantic love interest, a blonde ex-soldier who can't act. They agree to take her with them on their quest because she saved their lives (she drove the get-away car).
Their attack on Lucifer's hide-out consists of charging into the front door, manned by hundreds of gang thugs, and then running away like chickens when the male ex-soldier is captured. Doh! Good one, guys!
The "main character" wants to go back and save his buddy and the girl wants to tag along again, claiming she's good with "agility and speed." She must mean she can run fast because whenever they're attacked her first ... Read More
Rating: - Gangland
This had the possibility of being a first rate post-apocolyptic film except for the lack of even an inkling of believability. The fight scenes were painful to watch in that it was easy to follow the choreography before the punches were thrown.
Ice-T and Coolio played the most realistic characters with exceptional delivery. The remainder of this offering is lacking in ad nauseum.
Rating:  - Low Budget Action than is fun to watch
There is a strand of movies that few are aware exsist. Most of the time people pass them up for something more major, with more flair, with more recognizable actors. Gangland is in the realm of direct to video action movies that only appeal to a certain crowd. I will tell you this right now I have not had this much fun with an action film in a long time. The action in this is non stop, it has kind of an 80's Mad Max feel to it, but with a martial arts.
Gangland story takes place after World War 3 or the Nuclear War. Many people are dead and those that are not are plauged with a deadly flesh eating virus. To make matters worse gangs from across the nation have united under a leader Lucifer and are slowly conquering the United states. These gangs terrorize people, are killing off the law enforcement, civilians, and doing whatever they please. At this point we see three heroes unite in an attempt to stop these evil gangs each with their own motivation, all of them a loss of a loved one. The action is relentless as every one in this movie knows some form of martial arts, combined with plenty of explosions and gun fights you have one hell of a movie here.
This movie also has an incredible cast. The main lure for any one who looks is the fact that Ice T and Coolio are in it. However they are only there for the first few minutes, as cops, before the gangs get them (what bitter irony). The real stars are as following.
1:Sasha Mitchel (TV's Step-by-Step, Kickboxer ... Read More
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